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#229EBA

#229eba ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229eba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.96% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.72% cyan, 15.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 191.05°, with 69.09% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.2834

Complementary

  1. #229eba
  2. #ba3e22

Split complementary

  1. #229eba
  2. #ba2252
  3. #ba8a22

Analogous

  1. #22ba8a
  2. #229eba
  3. #2252ba

Triadic

  1. #229eba
  2. #ba229e
  3. #9eba22

Tetradic

  1. #229eba
  2. #3e22ba
  3. #ba3e22
  4. #9eba22

Square

  1. #229eba
  2. #8a22ba
  3. #ba3e22
  4. #52ba22

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3039
  2. #166779
  3. #229eba
  4. #4bc3de
  5. #8bd8ea

Shades

#229eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229eba
  2. #1f8ea7
  3. #1b7e95
  4. #186f82
  5. #145f70
  6. #114f5d
  7. #0e3f4a
  8. #0a2f38
  9. #072025
  10. #031013
  11. #000000

Tints

#229eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229eba
  2. #38a8c1
  3. #4eb1c8
  4. #64bbcf
  5. #7ac5d6
  6. #91cfdd
  7. #a7d8e3
  8. #bde2ea
  9. #d3ecf1
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229eba
  2. #2b9bb4
  3. #3598ae
  4. #3e95a9
  5. #4892a3
  6. #518f9d
  7. #5a8c97
  8. #648991
  9. #6d868c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7596a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c99bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #709bbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6193ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229eba {
  color: #229eba;
}
Background
.bg-229eba {
  background-color: #229eba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229eba {
  border: 2px solid #229eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 158 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229eba, #2252ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 158 186 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.41 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.22 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.85 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.86 #dd6145 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229eba  rgb(34, 158, 186)  hsl(191, 69%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#ba3e22  rgb(186, 62, 34)  hsl(11, 69%, 43%)  Rust
#ba229e  rgb(186, 34, 158)  hsl(311, 69%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#9eba22  rgb(158, 186, 34)  hsl(71, 69%, 43%)  Apple Green